Legislation

Title: Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent
Sponsored by: Senator West
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 125
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Clarifying that a ground lease holder may not bring any suit, action, or proceeding against the current leasehold tenant or a former leasehold tenant to recover the ground rent that was due and owing before the date the current leasehold tenant acquired title to the leasehold interest if the ground lease was not registered in accordance with certain law prior to the date the current leasehold tenant acquired title, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings

Opposite:: Environment and Transportation

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0241

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0956 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2020 Legislative Date 1/13/2020 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2020 Legislative Date 1/14/2020 Action Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 25
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 25
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/13/2020 Legislative Date 2/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 27
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2020 Legislative Date 2/14/2020 Action Referred Environment and Transportation Proceedings 28
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 51A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53C
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 125 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/13/2020	1/13/2020	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent
Senate	1/14/2020	1/14/2020	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Favorable Adopted	25
Senate	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Second Reading Passed	25
			Text - Third - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent
Senate	2/13/2020	2/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	27
House	2/14/2020	2/14/2020	Referred Environment and Transportation	28
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation
House	3/16/2020	3/16/2020	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	49A
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	51A
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Returned Passed	53C
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 125
			Text - Chapter - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent

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